SHEEPFARMERS’ PLIGHT
INQUIRY ALREADY PROMISED SURPRISE AT RESOLUTIONS (Special to Times) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Surprise at the action taken by the Farmers’ Union in asking the Government, by resolutions, to appoint a commission of inquirvjnto the condition of the sheepfarming industry, was expressed yesterday in an interview by Mr H. D. Acland, president of the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Federation. Mr Acland said he was surprised at the resolutions because of the joint representations" made to the Government by the Sheepowners’ Federation and the Farmers’ Union delegates after careful consideration at a joint conference held at Wellington only a few weeks ago, and the definite assurance given by the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Laifds, Agriculture and Labour, that a full inquiry would be made into the position of sheepfarmers on the lines asked for.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20744, 2 March 1939, Page 8
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134SHEEPFARMERS’ PLIGHT Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20744, 2 March 1939, Page 8
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